Protecting Your Child with a Spendthrift Trust

A bad business deal, divorce, medical problems or student loans can lead to financial disaster and a loss of any savings that you may have set aside for your children. Proper planning can immunize and shield these savings More information

Protect Assets From Unexpected Medical Expenses

A growing focus of our practice in recent years is on asset protection planning for individuals to protect against medical expense related liability risks. Medical expenses resulting from an illness or injury represent a serious threat to your home and savings. Risks...

S-Corps As Tax Shelters

New Case Highlights Risks and Opportunities By Robert J. Mintz MDNetGuide – March 2011 Many physicians and other professionals use S-Corporations (S-Corp) to conduct their practice. For a number of reasons this is often a good idea (see “Pros and Cons of Professional...

How to Make Money in the Litigation Game

by Robert J. Mintz, JD MDNetGuide – January 2011 The biggest obstacle to filing a lawsuit has always been money. Lawsuits cost a lot and most people just can’t afford it.  When legal fees are added to the costs of consultants and expert witnesses all but the...

Asset Protection with Private Retirement Plans

Some states  allow for the creation of a Private Retirement Plan, which is entirely exempt from judgments and bankruptcy. That is, retirement savings plans which are not IRS Qualified Plans, may be protected under state law if certain requirements are satisfied....